Encore wants to transcode m2v files? Why?

Hi!
I haven't used Encore for long time yet, so this might be a stupid question... but among other things, I use it to transfer my own digi-tv recordigs from Topfield to DVD. Usually it goes like this:
1) Demux the .rec file from Topfield with ProjectX
2) Import resulting .m2v and .mp2 files to Encore
3) set .mp2 to Don't transcode - the .m2v is automatically set to Don't transcode
Now, I have stumbled accross couple of movies where this didn't work. Suddenly, Encore (2.0) says that the .m2v files are Untranscoded and doesn't let me choose Don't transcode for them. What is wrong with the files? (In the same project I have some .m2v files that work at the same time...)
Any ideas? Encore doesn't tell me what's wrong. Tools that I should use? I really do not want to re-transcode those MPEG-files...

Just a guess, but are the m2v files 704x480 (NTSC) or 704x576 (PAL)?
While Encore accepts these sizes and they are DVD-legal resolutions, Encore insists on transcoding them to 720x480 or 720x576.
There are a few solutions:
1. Let Encore transcode the files. The quality shouldn't be affected, but it might take a long time depending on the length of the programs.
2. Manually transcode the files with another encoder.
3. Change your acquisition method to create 720x480 files instead of 704x480. This might not be possible.
3. Use another authoring application that accepts this resolution. While 352x240, 352x480, 704x480, and 720x480 are all legal resolutions for NTSC DVDs, Encore only accepts 704x480 and 720x480 and will transcode 704x480 to 720x480.

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